Ama Dablam | 1985 SW Ridge

A Austria expedition to Ama Dablam in 1985 via SW Ridge, led by Wolfgang Nairz. Summit reached on 31st October 1985. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3494
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Expedition ID AMAD85303
Peak ID AMAD
Year 1985
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Austria
Leaders Wolfgang Nairz
Sponsor -
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 40th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Khumbu Valley
Basecamp Date 1985-10-25
Summit Date 1985-10-31
Summit Time -
Summit Days 6
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 6
Summit Members 5
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used False
O2 None True
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(25/10,4550m),C1(27/10,5400m),C2(30/10,6050m),Smt(31/10)
Route Notes BC at usual site C1 at moraine (this autumn covered in snow) C2 on ridge's steep rock. "No problems." Summit wall very deep snow like sugar, difficult climb requiring fixed rope from C2 to 6450m. Completely clear weather: could see from Dhaulagiri to Kangchenjunga from summit. (Upper part of mountain totally fixed with ropes by recent expeditions so not climbing, just jumarring, said Aprin of US expedition about this route).
Accidents Venier had acclimatization problems and did not go above C1
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2451190
Year 1985
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Maximilian-Horst Fankhauser M 1944 Austria Climber Neustift, Tirol, Austria Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Wolfgang Nairz M 1944 Austria Leader Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria Director of mountaineering school Details Other expeditions
Josef Oberauer M 1957 Austria Climber Kematen, Tirol, Austria Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Walter Stern M 1951 Austria Climber Neustift, Tirol, Austria Butcher Details Other expeditions
Wolfgang Strickner M 1952 Austria Climber Neustift, Tirol, Austria Ski instructor Details Other expeditions
Walter Venier M 1944 Austria Climber Schoenwies, Tirol, Austria Cook Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD85303 AAJ Decamp, Erik - - 60:221 (1986) -
AMAD85303 MM - - - 108:13 (Mar 1986) -
AMAD85303 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198622102/Asia-Nepal-Ama-Dablam-Southwest-Ridge - - -